July 5, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Football Fan Found A Creative Way To Skip The Long Line For Booze, So He Enjoyed The Game And Outsmarted The System

by Benjamin Cottrell

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Football games are as much about the experience as they are about the sport.

So when the stands emptied out, one fan figured out how to make the most of a nearly empty concession line.

Read on for the full story!

Can only buy 2 beers at a time?

Years ago, I was at a late-season Cleveland Browns game.

At the Browns stadium, they limit you to only buying two alcoholic beverages at a time. I guess this is supposed to cut down on drinking.

He and he friend had somewhat of a system going.

So my buddy and I took turns going to the concession stand to buy two beers at a time—one for each of us.

This game, being late in the season and the Browns being awful, by the second half the stadium was mostly empty.

So that’s when he decided to kick it up a notch.

So when it was my turn to go buy beers, I was the only one in line at the concession stand. I ordered my two beers.

Then, when they handed them to me, I took a couple steps away, set the beers on the ground, walked back up to the concession stand, and ordered two more beers.

Even the employee got a kick out of his ingenuity.

The employee chuckled and said, “I’ve never seen anyone do that before,” and he served me two more beers.

My buddy was pretty surprised and super excited when I came back to our seats with four beers—or two beers each!

Sounds like bending the rules paid off big time!

What did Reddit think?

A bartender speaks up.

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He may have completed the purchase, but he’s not totally out of the woods yet.

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People will do all sorts of things for a good deal.

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Some bartenders are more likely to uphold the rules.

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In the end, he got his extra beers without causing a fuss!

Sometimes a little creativity goes a long way at the stadium.

If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.

Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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